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burningtimer

518 wins (6th most all time for a trio) is impressive


ddiop

Who were the 5 trios trios ahead of them? 00 Spurs, 60s Celtics, 80s Celtics, 80s Lakers, 90s Jazz? (Idk who the third Jazz would be)


Id-rather-golf

Jeff H.


imbidy

Lol my brain was like Jeff Hardy never played basketball


ChicknB8by

Jeff Hardy pulls up for a wild three... BAAAANG!!!! BAAAANG!!! 😂


BawkBawkBwoom

A Swanton Bomb from way downtown!


Artsakh_Rug

Oh what a *SHOT* from Hardy!!


Dry-Flan4484

Imagine the celebrations 😂


Id-rather-golf

That’s hilarious 😂


bnbtwjdfootsyk

No, but the trio of him, Matt, and Lita was legit.


ManyNicknames15

Hornacek was that good?


GregSays

He was good enough to stay with the team the whole time. But of course Malone and Stockton are more responsible for the wins.


DaddyRobotPNW

He was a really good player, basically a 50/40/90 guy his whole career. An all-star with PHX, had 2 WCF appearances with them, plus everything he accomplished in Utah.


Iznal

To me he was like a Danny Ainge. You look at him and you’re like short white guy can’t be that good, but somehow they just are.


BigMattress269

He was a fringe all-star. Like Jazz Hayward.


hubba_lubba_bubba

Jeffy was one of the best supporting players ever. No way you’re going to outperform Malone or Stockton, but he didn’t need to. He just played his game which was 100% rock solid. He would’ve made a great addition for any team, too, which is how he played for Phoenix, but him going to Utah was the topper on an already good sundae.


PLZ_N_THKS

Would probably be Bryon Russell over Hornacek. Russell was on the Jazz for 9 seasons. Horny was only there for 6 1/3.


DaddyRobotPNW

Hornacek only played 6.5 seasons with Utah and around 350 wins. Mark Eaton actually played 9 full seasons with Malone and Stockton and had 395 wins. Greg Ostertag played 8 full seasons with them and had 417 wins.


laney_deschutes

Which other trios had a defensive guy who could barely score?


GBAGY2

Any team with Dennis Rodman or Ben Wallace


Cold-Palpitation-816

They’re also miles above Draymond defensively and in terms of rebounding. Not that Draymond wasn’t elite, but those two guys were absolute nightmare matchups. Rodman averaged 18 boards over an entire season lmao.


contaygious

He averaged 14 their good seasons though


Machomadness94

Bill Russell


symphonic9000

Lol, nah, Jazz getting Smoked by the real big 3 of Jordan Pippen Rodman , the prototypes to what Kerr coached, props to Steph for going next level (anyone who has Steph off the GOAT list this applies) , you don’t have to be 6’6 - 7’ and mirror eachother (Wilt Mj Kobe Lebron etc. whatever the criteria and what the fuck ever for “mt Rushmore” ) .. name another like him and you’ll only be naming prototypes of certain aspects of his game. I’m not even a GS fan, Steph Curry is 1 of 1.


Wonderful-Media-2000

6th most all time is insane considering how long and how great they played together


burningtimer

Agree. Most all time is Spurs trio with 300+ more wins then 1980’s Celtics.


Wonderful-Media-2000

Makes sense the spurs owned the regular season for about 10 years because of that trio


Friendly_Kunt

Also gotta account for the fact that Klay missed two and a half seasons with his back to back ACL & Achilles tear. That being said the Spurs record is insane, and one that I don’t think will ever be broken.


djamp42

Wasn't it like 22 years of straight playoff appearances?


Radiant_Efficiency73

Yes, but “only” 14 of those years had the trio playing (02-03 - 16-17)


burningtimer

Yes. From 1997-2017 the Spurs averaged 57 wins per season (1133 wins) this is including the 1999 strike shortened season where they won 37 out of 50 total games. Had 99’ been a full season their average wins over 20 years would be closer to 58/59 wins avg. Nuts.


burningtimer

I gotta agree with you there Friendly_Kunt. Had Klay been on the floor those seasons they likely get within striking distance of the Celtics/Spurs.


OlRedbeard99

Now imagine those 80's Celtics if that god damned driveway never existed.


Green-Umpire2297

Are you including the KD years?


beastwork

put KD in the picture and it becomes less impressive


SuccessfulOwl

lol yeah you can’t just erase their best player for 3yrs and say those three are the incredible run. Pippen, Rodman, Harper - how did they win a three peat!?


quivering_manflesh

I can't believe the comeback that Irving, Love, and Smith pulled off in 2016.


terfez

Sounds like a personal injury law firm


Beneficial-Hall-3824

They won 2 titles had 2 finals appearances and broke the wins record without KD so those three did have a pretty impressive run


Joh951518

Steph is better than KD idgaf.


resuwreckoning

Bron-stans elated at that fact stated that way.


m3ngnificient

They could have won more games if Klay didn't sit out two and a half seasons and didn't lose his athleticism. Championship? Maybe, maybe not, but they would have won close to another hundred more games together.


beastwork

they put up some good numbers no doubt. I just have to reserve some of the accolades if we're going to pretend that KD didn't play with them for 3 years. If there's no KD this team may have been busted up a long time ago.


m3ngnificient

3 finals appearances, 2 wins, record for most win in a season, all happened without KD. With KD they were in the stratosphere, but without him, they're still one of the best.


KaiKawasumi

And Iggy. Best team of all-time. Feels weird to call them a trio when 3/4 titles came with extreme levels of talent on the roster.


Interstellore

We have to start taking some away from Klay’s recent performances though.


stepstepjukejuke

Monta Ellis in the background is a nice touch


arie1c

I remember the time when some dub fans wished Monta had stayed instead of the injury-prone Steph


nomeansmeow

I was at the game where they retired Mullin’s jersey. Right after the Monta for Bogut trade. Fans were chanting “fuck Lacob” and Mullin literally had to grab the mic and tell people to shut up.


Patient-Assignment38

I was there too. I remember Rick Barry losing it. It was wild


Affectionate_Eye3486

That was such a big-brained move too. We needed to tank to keep our top-7 protected pick, so we traded for a good, but injured center. Lost just enough games and won a coin-flip to get the 7 pick to get Harrison Barnes instead of losing our pick.


zubitup

Bill Simmons wrote an article about that night: [bill simmons article](https://grantland.com/features/how-annoy-fan-base-60-easy-steps/)


pussynpatron

This makes me happy to be born in the late 90s


No-Seaworthiness-500

I remember that first year they lost in the second round of the playoffs. They had Jarret Jack and Mark Jackson was still the coach. They were so fun to watch. You could feel They had something special building. I don't know why I mention Jack of all the guys. He was just a solid role player that played to his peak ability on that squad. Their culture enabled a lot of guys to be their best selves as far as basketball was concerned. A little piece of magic.


Real-Human-1985

I used to hate Steph before the dynasty because I was a Spurs fan and every game he’d light Tony Parker up. He’d drop 40 on them with ease.


contaygious

He was terrible when he left somehow right


LosCleepersFan

My fav was a Monte interview after getting traded, and he said "I knew they weren't going to send me to a play off team." Getting traded to the Bucks lol. I'm pretty sure they made the play offs and JJ Reddick might have been on that squad too.


floridabeach9

Monta was the Splash Father. He splished so they could splash.


jschligs

As a bucks fan, that hurt so bad. I know Steph had ankle worries but imagine an alternate universe where he was sent to MKE and paired with Giannis. (I know there are a ton of variables)


PresidentStevens

I find it even more fun to hypothesize over which teams could have drafted Giannis. It’s so rare for a player that ends up being so talented to have been so attainable. At the time it was considered such a weak draft where picks didn’t hold as much value as your avg draft. Basically any team could have worked out a trade to jump up and get Giannis. I know there’s that video of Masai failing to make a trade to 12 to get Giannis, but that trade was contingent on the guarantee that Giannis was still on the board at the time of the trade. The video shows Masai offering the Raps 2015 pick. Though the trade didn’t go through I think that it shows if FOs were willing to take some risk there was a path to get Giannis. Also, the Celtics gave up the 16th pick and two seconds to move up to 13 and take Kelly Olynyk. It’s crazy to imagine how different the league would be if somehow the Warriors would’ve made a trade to grab Giannis and you pair him with two of the greatest shooters of all time. Another wild hypothetical is what if in 2014 the Bucks take Embiid at two instead of Jabari? Embiid and Giannis clearly don’t have very complimentary skill sets but that’s just overwhelming talent to put together.


Friendly_Kunt

No way the Bucks are in the lottery for the 2014 draft with Steph on their team, that was when he was becoming an MVP caliber player.


jschligs

Which is exactly why I said “(I know there are a ton of variables)” For instance, what if Steph got hurt that 2013 season? It was just an alternate reality thing.


Wellfillyouup

When drafted in 2013, Giannis was not a lottery pick.


Smartt300

I collected Monta trading cards.. when Curry came along, I switched so fast..


riazrahman

Montellihavitall


mossbosstoss

*squidwardwatchingfromwindow.jpg*


96powerstroker

Probably 3rd or 4th or 5th for me. Bird, McHale, Parish. Magic, Kareem, worthy. Duncan, Manu, Parker. Jordan , pippen, grant .


atx705

Grant over Rodman?


96powerstroker

Yeah cause those 3 were home grown bull guys. Rodman was a already a champion and winner with the Pistons. Yeah I know you could say that About Parish and Kareem but those guys when you think Kareem and Parish you think Celtics and Lakers 1st and then remember they played for GS and the Bucks.


fredlikefreddy

I had no clue parish played anywhere else but Boston


wooltab

He was on one of the Bulls championship teams.


fredlikefreddy

Brother played FOREVER


96powerstroker

Learn something every day they say. He was lackadaisical they say in GS but once he got to Boston and seen how that team conducted Business realized I gotta get in playing shape. I believe Bill Fitch ran him twice as hard as everyone else till he got into good condition. Turns out it was probably the best thing for him. He career did a 180 and he was a easy top 5 center in the league from like 82-92. He was just so solid at everything.


PiginthePen

Isiah, Lambeer, Rodman?


benjimima

With those bad boy teams, I’d put Dumars above Rodman.


K00ns3n

Rodman was only really amazing for 96. His production fell off a cliff afterwards


Critical_Antelope583

Let’s not forget Lebron, Bronny and AD.


quarter-water

>Lebron, Bronny Highest scoring father-son duo in NBA history. A combined 8,162 playoff points.


Aeon1508

Looking at this list kind of makes me want to put them number two.. It could just be my age, but I feel like other than Duncan Manu and Parker, one of the trio is just kind of the best player that you could insert to that spot. Feels like it could have just been anybody Jordan Pippen Rodman could just as easily go in there. Curry Green and Thompson really are all the core of that team. Thompson and Curry are the Splash Brothers. And green is the muscle. You needed it all.


Corgsploot

Depends on how much you value drafting and organic teams. For me, because of how successful they were, working through the draft system... top 3 all time.


bmbb1234

Surely not ahead of Tony, Tim, and Manu right?


lxkandel06

I'd say Duncan-Parker-Ginobili is 1, Magic-Kareem-Worthy is 2, and 3 is a toss up between Curry-Klay-Dray and Bird-McHale-Parish


SantasLilHoeHoeHoe

Where does Jordan/Pippen/Rodman place?


RingOfDestruction

They're up there for sure, but they just don't have the longevity that the Spurs, Lakers, Celtics, and Warriors had. For reference, MJ played 469 games with Horace Grant (including the first 3-peat) but only 199 with Rodman.


KillaMavs

I guess they had one less championship together but subtract KD and I think it goes to the Bulls


ImFriendsWithThatGuy

Not on the list since this chain is saying valuing organic drafts puts them higher. Rodman was like a KD move.


GregSays

If valuing organically building through the draft, Kareem’s Lakers don’t qualify.


South_Front_4589

Bird-McHale-Parish for sure ahead. Remember, whilst Klay and Draymond were always there, they were often not the second and third best players on the team. Especially for the Warriors really good years.


DakPanther

Nope


Swaggamuffins

This trio is Organic, Free Range, straight from the farm goodness. Not that processed, hormone-filled, pink slime McDonald’s bullshit


PleaseSeekChrist

Very rude of you to insert the 2021 Brooklyn Nets into this


burningtimer

Looking at the lists of top trios I believe Warriors and Spurs were the only teams that actually drafted their Big 3. IMO that bumps both up a notch.


cwmosca

I like this angle too. They drafted all these guys. I’m not much into ranking but love the exciting basketball we got to see.


Rekinom

So we're just gonna pretend like KD never happened?


madmax727

How about in comparison to their talent levels. Or maybe our own perceptions. I never ever thought these 3 could be that good. I’m not even sure how good they are on their own. They made each other so good and complimented each other in a way that I’ve never seen in basketball.


ThaDoctor49

#1 shooter #1 baby #1 game 6-er Edit it was supposed to say Number 1 not the way it came out lol


merchiavelli

the players, top 5. those jerseys, bottom 5.


Azee2k

Man I love those jerseys, especially Steph's one. That Steph jersey is my favourite ever because he wore it for the OKC game winner. Same goes for the LeBron black sleeved Cleveland jersey since he wore it for "the block". They're just legendary jerseys for me and I think the pure black, sleeved, minimalist jerseys with just the logo being worn for both Steph and lebrons most iconic moments in their careers is so sick.


atx705

Awful trend but stuff like that is why the NBA stays relevant and fun. They try new things to keep the league interesting like the painted courts. Fucking terrible decision but it’s better to try and fail then end up slowly dying like baseball


bbernal956

spurs trio is the best! warriors trio is up there 4 in such a shirt amount of time is fucking impressive


will_JM

WTF Jordan, Pippen, Grant? Jordan, Pippen, Rodman? How are they not mentioned?


Defendyouranswer

Lebron, Teague, Thompson? No? 


will_JM

Or lebron, Kyrie, Love. Or Lebron, wade, Bosh?


SpicySriracha_1

Or lebron lebron lebron?


gregi89

Soon.


counterpointguy

Larry, McHale, Chief.


Give_me_soup

Seems they are using longevity and total games won as criteria


Camctrail

Arguably number 1, it's between them and the Spurs trio


JackieBoiiiiii

Nah. They're top 5 for sure. But having KD for 3 seasons has to knock them down a little bit. Their best player for 2 of the 4 championships isn't even apart of the trio


PhysEdDavis

It’s gotta be #2 behind Manu Tim and Tony


Delicious-Text8551

Half the rings came with KD


Javionpopeliving

Top 3 & they ain’t 3


Any_Tangerine_7120

At worst top 3.


Infinite_Care_5981

This a tough one because I feel like the addition of KD overshadows their greatness to some degree. I’m not saying that’s fair or not, but I think it’s true. Still, they’ve gotta be considered one of the most effective trios in nba history.


Justinyeethahahahaha

eh their competition as the best trio all time imo (duncan manu tony) also had similar stuff where kawhi or robinson were seen as better at the time so i dont really care about that part.


GordonsLastGram

Yup and their last ring came when Kawhi was the best player in the finals. Didnt he win FMVP?


LukaDoncicfuturegoat

So this might be unpopular because KD is hated but it’s impossible to rank them. From 2017 from 2019, their best player is not on the picture, they were quatuor. He is a back to back finals MVP, he is his prime and one of the best scorer in the history of the game. Klay was the never the second best player on the Warriors and in 2022, Wiggins was the robin with Looney as the 3rd best player.


Azee2k

I mean saying 2016-2019 is being pretty harsh. It's more like 2017-2018 if you're considering the actual legend-defining moments. 2016 the 73-9, 3-1 comeback then 3-1 choke is obviously all more important than the games they played with KD in December. Similarly, 2019 the Houston closeout games, Portland sweep and majority of the finals was more important than Draymond and KD arguing mid game while they're the 1 seed in February. 2022 definitely was more of a "Steph + role players stepping up" legendary run but klay and dray did also still have super important performances throughout that run so I'd still count it. It definitely counts far more for Steph's legacy than the other two though.


Apprehensive_Turn827

Looney was not better than poole or draymond in 2022 lmfao


FlorinidOro

I mean how many dominant multi-championship trio’s do we really have?…there’s ton’s of duo’s but consistently successful trio’s? Sorry Boston but Pierce/Garnett/Allen got you only 1 chip so they don’t count… Jordan/Pippen/Rodman James/Wade/Bosh Parker/Manu/Duncan


-king_james_23-

Duncan Parker manu


gnussbaum

Bird, Chief, McHale.


viking_machina

Greatest trios: 5. Lebron + Wade + Bosh 4. Curry + Klay + KD 3. Duncan + Manu + Parker 2. Jordan + Pippen + Rodman 1. TT + Shump + nets pick


Cute-Way3034

They are top 3 in my opinion. They gotta be


mooncolours

They're #1 in this current generation.


bird_is_the_word_198

You don’t make it to 5 NBA Finals as a fluke & I hated them, but they complimented each other other.


VictorG_99

*6 NBA Finals


Swerving2

Top 4.


Moopigpie

Last


Significant-Gains

Top 3 easily


pchao9414

Although I am a spurs fan, they are #1 trio after 2003 (when I started watching this game). They have changed how everyone play and how we read the game. You don’t see teenagers shoot many 3s back in the day. Now shooting from half court is acceptable. And they showed that you don’t have to be the strongest or fastest on the court to win NBA championships.


FlyHighLeonard

Trío? Second after Duncan, Manu and Tony. Since Green became a starter at the start of the 15 season (first ring), that’s ten years together. Outside of an injury riddled season they get to the finals 6 times, won 4 and even have classic games in the non finals seasons (Curry got a scoring title and a play in showdown, 50 pointers in close out games and etc). Klay don’t go down in 2019 they have 5 rings and maybe KD longer than they did. Like, they did so much in ten years together as individuals and as a unit that they might be first because of the efficiency


brownjitsu

They are probably 4-5 for me. Durant was 2x finals MVP for two of their rings. It doesnt diminish the rings but hard to argue they're best ever when they may only have one if Durant doesn't come to the warriors


AerieTop4643

20th


Pitch-forker

Those jerseys were trash


ThayerRex

Pretty high TBH


Fresh_Ostrich4034

2 rings in 12 years. not that high


happilynobody

Russell, Jones, Cousy has to be number 1 right


timcahill05

2nd best, behind GDP


Green-Umpire2297

Behind Steph, Klay and KD


DrHandBanana

Tbh top 2 for me and Im not sure they're two. They legitimately changed the game


DrHandBanana

Jordan pippen rodman These 3 Bron, Wade, bosh Probably my top 3


krsCarrots

Nr 12 because of gaymond


6969420blazeit4eva

More of a duo


UpbeatFix7299

Fucking garbage, they should have won 6 titles minimum. That is how bad takes will be in 5-10 years, Skip and Screamin had nothing on reddit


TheBlackCaesar

So we're just going to forget the KD years? Okay... probably just outside top 5 though, 73 wins is 73 wins


No_Stay4471

Somewhere in the top 5 depending on how you value roster construction.


ZeldaFanBoi1920

Draymond is ass, so it has to be pretty low


slingstyle

Maybe top 5? The fact that they all were developed rather than bought says something tho


KG13_

Not higher than KD Curry & Klay


KayPizzle

Right behind spurs and Lakers no?


Not_Winkman

I don't know about the guy in the middle, but the other two are two of the best shooters ever assembled on a team.


Fun-Practice-9010

As a trio? Top 6


AstrologicalOne

Easily in the top 5 all time.


adsndbads

11th


Snoo-77311

Only 1 finals MVP among the lot of em.


m4ma

Draymond is way overrated


mbtorontox

I found the implosion weirdly entertaining, this group is number 1 from a smugness perspective.


marblesmiller

Me imagining if Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady and Doug Christie stayed together :(


Bigpoppahove

This looks like two and a half men as far as I’m concerned and I’m still pulling for the warriors


vixgdx

Below Steph, kd draymond


bigballnn

Top 5 all time for sure


KazaamFan

Those shorts are too big


busback

Draymond has the skinniest legs


businesspro718

X’ing Kevin Durant out the equation is something you can’t do. He won 2 rings as FMVP in GS. So when you’re talking about the trio’s 4 championships, it’s impossible to annex him from the conversation. You can’t say that with other trios like MJ, Pippen, Rodman or Magic, Kareem, Worthy or Bird, McHale, Parrish or Duncan, Parker, Ginoblii (you can tack Kawhi onto the last chop).


pdx_bud

I see a duo lol


bucketjunky

They have the best playoff record of any trio ever. Goated


RyanjTurnerr

In terms of success around top 5. In terms of natural fit I think it’s the greatest ever. Each player had a weakness that was hidden by the other two and I think if you pulled any one of them out the other two don’t achieve the same success


Green_Sir_250

Out back in the alley


alreadyr3tr0

easily a top 5 trio oat


GradeyDickBurner

This pic looks so old now 🥲


Nightcrawler_DIO

6


naruunas

Exclude donkey face from this now!


PleasantMedicine3421

No mention of the Pistons? Isaiah, Dumars and Laimbeer or Rodman needs to be on the list. Going back to back is hard as hell


Pandread

My personal pick is 1 or 2 simply because other than Tim Duncan, Manu and Tony Parker I believe they were the only ones all drafted and brought up by the same team. I like seeing teams develop talent.


Dogwalkering

Prob around 13th or 16th in terms of achievement’s


Least_Inspector_450

Drafted/homegrown, 6 finals, 4 chips, changed the game. Easily top 3, potentially 1st all things considered


Russ916

Jordan, Pippen, Rodman Duncan, Parker, Ginobli Kobe, Shaq, Fisher Billups, Rasheed, Hamilton Lebron, Wade, Bosh Garnett, Pierce, Allen Lebron, Kyrie, Love Durant, Steph, Klay Just some great trios over the years and one cheat code


EnoughLawfulness3163

Not even the best trio during their dynasty


VibrantViolette

I'd personally put them in the top 5 trios of all time


Comfortable-Low6449

4th


Brilliant-Algae2084

Those jerseys should be destroyed from the history books


CheekyFifaCunt_7

Top 5 all time for sure


NYerInTex

The best shooter in league history. One of the best secondary options and perfect for said greatest shooter ever. And the biggest insecure and weak willed asshole / cheap shot artist ever. In both their roles and in production among the absolutely elite ever and you can’t argue with the results.


Apprehensive_Mix7594

Top 3 for me


covert_underboob

Certainly a dynasty. In my lifetime I’d rank them behind the Shaq lakers, Timmy spurs, and MJ bulls. Not a knock against them… but they did lose blow a 3-1 lead and then the whole KD debacle


mrjowei

Short hair Klay was unreal


ATLKing123

Potentially #1 tbh


AdFar3727

Maybe top 3. Hard to rank cuz of KD. 2 titles without him and 4 total. Jordan Rodman and pippin are #1. Grant Pippen and Jordan are probably 2. Then you got Bird, Mchale and parish but that team was deep as fuck. Same with worthy, magic and Kareem. Those Celtics teams with Russell were deep af. There’s also teams like Shaq Kobe and +1 and Ginobli, Duncan and Parker too. Once again, very hard to judge. They were special I’m glad I go to enjoy the 2010s as a kings fan and not as a fan of the warriors or cavs cuz I just got to watch a lot of great basketball as a neutral


nowayIwillremember

Throw KD in there and it's maybe the best quartet ever.


chocolatemilk2017

This trio would cook those old ass teams.


IempireI

Top Ten


HickFromFrenchLikk

top 10 maybe


milkadonkey3

Won more than bosh, wade and the "king"


Significant-Iron-475

Behind the spurs Trio


sugarfreelime

Somewhere behind Parker-Ginobili-Duncan